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FOOTNOTES:
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(1) There are many opinions concerning which words in the verse refer to
which Midos of Rachamim and exactly what those Midos are. Here we will list
the main opinions that enumerate the Thirteen Attributes. For an in-depth
discussion of the Midos, see Tomer Devorah (Rav Moshe Kordovero), and Sifsei
Chayim (Rav Chaim Friedlander). The lists in this chart were researched by
RAV YAKOV TAVIN. RABEINU TAM and RABEINU NISIM GAON are cited by TOSFOS, the
ARIZAL and SEFER CHASIDIM (#250) are cited by the KORBAN NESANEL on the Rosh
(1:6:3).
(2) Shemos 34:6.
(3) Shemos 34:7.
(4) Shemos 34:9.
(5) Rabeinu Nisim Gaon and the Arizal maintain that Notzer Chesed is one
Midah, and la'Alafim is a separate Midah expressing Hashem's magnanimity in
multiplying His kindness two thousand times more than His attribute of
strict justice.
(6) The Abarbanel counts these three phrases as expressing one Midah --
Hashem's forbearance of all of our sins.